The Best Episodes of Mad About You Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.9/10(159 votes)

   #1 - Murray's Tale

   S2:E19/16/1993

   Lisa takes Murray out for a walk and returns with a dog that obviously isn't him. Meanwhile, Paul and Jamie contact the cops and everyone else joins in the hunt for the real Murray. When they finally find him they also encounter people that own the dog Lisa brought home that turn out to be totally different than them.

   Director:Thomas Schlamme

   Writer:Unknown

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   7.8/10(161 votes)

   #2 - Bing, Bang, Boom

   S2:E29/23/1993

   Phone calls, noisy neighbors and an invisible mouse being chased by Murray are some of the distractions that Paul and Jamie face while struggling to find romance during a long-awaited evening toether.

   Director:Lee Shallat Chemel

   Writer:Paul Reiser

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   Director:Lee Shallat Chemel

   Writer:Paul Reiser
3. 

   7.6/10(148 votes)

   #3 - Bedfellows

   S2:E39/30/1993

   A suspected heart attack sends Paul's father to the hospital, leaving his mother home alone, until Jamie tries to score some much needed ""points"" with her mother-in-law.

   Director:Thomas Schlamme

   Writer:Danny Jacobson

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   Director:Thomas Schlamme

   Writer:Danny Jacobson
4. 

   7.5/10(149 votes)

   #4 - Married to the Job

   S2:E410/7/1993

   An evening out at Riff's sees Paul complaining about his meddlesome new producer, and Jamie venting about her same old credit-grabbing boss, who happens to be seated nearby.

   Director:Thomas Schlamme

   Writer:Russ Woody

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   Director:Thomas Schlamme

   Writer:Russ Woody
5. 

   7.0/10(149 votes)

   #5 - So I Married a Hair Murderer

   S2:E510/14/1993

   Paul is anything but pleased with Jamie, who has too much free time on her hands, and uses it to cut his hair and his film, improving on the original cut.

   Director:Thomas Schlamme

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Thomas Schlamme

   Writer:Unknown
6. 

   7.1/10(144 votes)

   #6 - The Unplanned Child

   S2:E610/28/1993

   Paul's shooting schedule leaves it all up to Jamie to go out trick-or-treating with his seven-year-old nephew, whose extended two-hour visit Paul forgot to mention to her.

   Director:Thomas Schlamme

   Writer:Jack Burditt

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   Director:Thomas Schlamme

   Writer:Jack Burditt
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   7.8/10(152 votes)

   #7 - Natural History

   S2:E711/4/1993

   What brought Paul and Jamie together? Was it fate or a big coincidence? Jamie's belief that it was fate annoys Paul to no end, especially because Jamie is spending more time with Lisa than with him.

   Director:Thomas Schlamme

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Thomas Schlamme

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8. 

   7.7/10(157 votes)

   #8 - Surprise

   S2:E811/11/1993

   Jamie suspects a surprise party waiting for her at home. However, that's not what has been arranged for her birthday by Paul, who gets separated from her on the subway en route to the surprise.

   Director:Lee Shallat Chemel

   Writer:Jeffrey Lane

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   Director:Lee Shallat Chemel

   Writer:Jeffrey Lane
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   7.6/10(144 votes)

   #9 - A Pair of Hearts

   S2:E911/18/1993

   A free weekend in Atlantic City has been mysteriously arranged for Jamie & Paul and Fran & Ira, by Ira's ex-wife as it turns out, now a casino hostess who wants Ira to sign divorce papers.

   Director:Tom Moore

   Writer:Danny Jacobson

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   Director:Tom Moore

   Writer:Danny Jacobson
10. 

    7.1/10(136 votes)

    #10 - It's a Wrap

    S2:E1012/2/1993

    An unemployed Jamie is envious of Paul, whose work is something he loves to do. Meanwhile, Paul feels betrayed by his producer Lou, who is now tampering with Paul's latest labor of love.

    Director:Tom Moore

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Tom Moore

    Writer:Unknown
11. 

    7.1/10(139 votes)

    #11 - Edna Returns

    S2:E1112/9/1993

    Lisa acquires her 15 minutes of fame under a pseudonym in her shrink's book, and Paul is caught in the middle of the sibling squabble that follows when Jamie takes exception to being called Lisa's overbearing sister.

    Director:Tom Moore

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Tom Moore

    Writer:Unknown
12. 

    8.0/10(159 votes)

    #12 - Paul is Dead

    S2:E121/6/1994

    The death of a Paul Buchman affects Jamie and Paul quite suddenly, leaving them without cash or credit. Meanwhile, Paul is morbidly curious about his namesake.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel

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13. 

    7.5/10(136 votes)

    #13 - Same Time Next Week

    S2:E131/13/1994

    Jamie and Paul must endure two months of separation when Paul has to shoot a film in Chicago, returning only for the weekends, weather permitting.

    Director:Thomas Schlamme

    Writers:Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey Lane

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    Director:Thomas Schlamme

    Writers:Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey Lane
14. 

    7.7/10(144 votes)

    #14 - The Late Show

    S2:E141/27/1994

    Fran tells Jamie that she may be pregnant, and Paul finds out from Ira that Ira may have gotten someone pregnant, but neither realizes that it is Ira who might have gotten Fran pregnant.

    Director:Thomas Schlamme

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Thomas Schlamme

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15. 

    7.5/10(150 votes)

    #15 - Virtual Reality

    S2:E152/3/1994

    Paul invests in a startup venture, bringing out a virtual-reality system with Ira, after a demo but without consulting Jamie, who reacts calmly to his actions, both real and imagined.

    Director:Thomas Schlamme

    Writers:Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey Lane

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    Director:Thomas Schlamme

    Writers:Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey Lane
16. 

    7.8/10(151 votes)

    #16 - Cold Feet

    S2:E162/10/1994

    A Valentine's Day story that begins with Jamie and Paul at Rockefeller Center rink side and moves back three years to the day they finally moved in together and ended up engaged.

    Director:Thomas Schlamme

    Writers:Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey Lane

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    Director:Thomas Schlamme

    Writers:Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey Lane
17. 

    7.5/10(134 votes)

    #17 - Instant Karma

    S2:E172/14/1994

    Jamie's fortune cookie predicts that bad luck will follow the guilty, but Paul is convinced her luck is being visited on him even as they head for a party at Yoko Ono's place.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer:Unknown

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18. 

    7.7/10(152 votes)

    #18 - The Tape

    S2:E182/24/1994

    Jamie and Paul are horrified to discover that Paul has unwittingly handed over their revealing homemade video to the Family Network, instead of a documentary about a zoo.

    Director:Tom Moore

    Writer:Paul Reiser

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    Director:Tom Moore

    Writer:Paul Reiser
19. 

    7.9/10(158 votes)

    #19 - Love Letters

    S2:E193/10/1994

    The Buchmans find letters written by former tenants of their apartment chronicling a World War II love story that Jamie feels parallels her and Paul's.

    Director:Tom Moore

    Writer:Jeffrey Klarik

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    Director:Tom Moore

    Writer:Jeffrey Klarik
20. 

    7.3/10(137 votes)

    #20 - The Last Scampi

    S2:E204/7/1994

    Jamie and Paul refuse to take sides in an incident between their mothers, while Lisa plays both sides to her advantage. Meanwhile, Murray is found to be suffering from his own mother problems.

    Director:Tom Moore

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Tom Moore

    Writer:Unknown
21. 

    8.1/10(172 votes)

    #21 - Disorientation

    S2:E214/28/1994

    The night before Jamie returns to school she worries that Paul might not support her fully. In the morning before Jamie leaves, Paul realizes that he has forgotten to mail her registration.

    Director:Tom Moore

    Writers:Jack Burditt, Jeffrey Lane

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    Director:Tom Moore

    Writers:Jack Burditt, Jeffrey Lane
22. 

    7.2/10(141 votes)

    #22 - Storms We Cannot Weather

    S2:E225/5/1994

    Althrough he is pretty disturbed by Jamie's lenieny to her younger school college, Paul accepts to hang out with them on a blind date that Jamie organised for Nick & Fran. But, while talking about an idea for a movie about the fastest cook on the world, Paul discovers that the waiter at the Riff's is no one else than Mark, Fran's ex-husband...

    Director:David Steinberg

    Writer:Danny Jacobson

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    Director:David Steinberg

    Writer:Danny Jacobson
23. 

    7.7/10(149 votes)

    #23 - Up All Night

    S2:E235/12/1994

    Jamie is suffering from sleeplessness because she drank four cuffs of tea full of coffeine while learning for a test. All furious, Jamie urges Paul to spend the night awake with her that leads them to an all-night adventure in the building, from the basement to the rooftop, which ends with a tango together with John Astin, if that's who he really is.

    Director:Michael Lembeck

    Writer:Jeffrey Klarik

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    Director:Michael Lembeck

    Writer:Jeffrey Klarik
24. 

    7.4/10(138 votes)

    #24 - With This Ring... (1)

    S2:E245/19/1994

    Paul finds Mark working in a local store. After he meets the owners of the shop, Kim & Tammy, Paul finds out that Mark is learning to pray Zen. While Mark is trying to make him join him in pray, Paul finds out that he lost his wedding ring. Worried about what will jamie tell him, Paul rushes to the house to find him.

    Director:Tom Moore

    Writer:Jeffrey Lane

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    Director:Tom Moore

    Writer:Jeffrey Lane
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    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - With This Ring... (2)

    S2:E255/19/1994

    The real marriage anniversary arrives and Jamie gives Paul a gift - swiss military knife - and receives a gift from Paul - a machine for making sugar products. Both disappointed with their gifts, they go to a store where it turns out that they have totally different opinions about children. Then, when they have lunch with Paul's sister, the Buchmans try to entertain Susan's son Nah while she's on the phone. Paul realizes that having kids is nothing different than having a dog, but Jamie has totally different opinion...

    Director:Tom Moore

    Writer:Danny Jacobson

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    Director:Tom Moore

    Writer:Danny Jacobson